If you have ever gone a few years without a real vacation you know that with the passage of time the madness of work starts to all make sense and the insanity becomes your sense of normal. And I’m not talking about a vacation where you take the time off to put in a new yard or bathroom remodel, I’m talking wind in your hair, sand in your toes, Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville tequila sipping vacation that crosses the line of demarcation where what happens on vacation is forsaken by god with no hope of redemption.
Having a type “A”, workaholic personality myself, it is usually my wife who points out my stupidity when I can’t see what is right there in front of me pointing to the need for time off. So to help recognize when enough is enough and a break is called for I’ve put together another little memory jogger.
You know you’re ready for a road trip when…
Labor Day means exactly that
Your boss gets a promotion and you get a coffee mug
You have more plaques on your cubicle wall than dollars in your bank account
Doing the wrong thing is better than not doing anything
Your spouse asks who you are when you come to the front door
You see a stranger in the hall and find out he has been your manager for the last six months
Your best friend in another company buys a new HDTV with overtime pay, while you are given tickets to a play you don’t even want to see
You reach for the phone in the middle of the night instead of your spouse
Pay for performance means someone else gets paid for your performance
You begin to enjoy reading technical manuals for Dummies more than a good novel
You know that quickly shifting the blame is the most important business skill to have on the project
Company benefits refers to the health newsletter you got last week telling you that your cholesterol is too high
The only answers you get to questions about salary administration are solemn looks and vague catch-all phrases
…And the way you know that you are absolutely, positively ready for a road trip is when you recognize you are indeed the company’s best asset— to be signed away at will, moved as needed and purchased as cheaply as possible!
2 thoughts on “You Know You’re Ready For A Road Trip When…”
I thought once you got to this point you were finally “in the grove”. Once you take a vacation it’ll take another six months to get that all back….
I work for an NPR station in Petersburg, Alaska and am interested in doing an interview with you guys for the radio. I couldn’t find any contact information on your site so I thought I’d leave a message and hope you got back to me.
I thought once you got to this point you were finally “in the grove”. Once you take a vacation it’ll take another six months to get that all back….
Hello,
I work for an NPR station in Petersburg, Alaska and am interested in doing an interview with you guys for the radio. I couldn’t find any contact information on your site so I thought I’d leave a message and hope you got back to me.
thanks,
Ike